Genesis 2:14

Genesis 2:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the name of the third river is Hiddekel: that is it which goeth toward the east of Assyria. And the fourth river is Euphrates.
• New International Version (NIV)The name of the third river is the Tigris; it runs along the east side of Ashur. And the fourth river is the Euphrates.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the name of the third river is the Tigris, which flows east of Assyria. And the fourth river is the Euphrates.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The name of the third river is Hiddekel; it is the one which goes toward the east of Assyria. The fourth river is the Euphrates.

Context of Genesis 2:14

12And the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone. 13And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same that goest around the whole land of Cush. And the name of the third river is Hiddekel: which floweth toward the east of Assyria. And the fourth river is Euphrates. 15And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to tend it and to keep it. 16And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:

Genesis 2:14 word by word

וְשֵׁ֨ם הַנָּהָ֤ר הַשְּׁלִישִׁי֙ חִדֶּ֔קֶל ה֥וּא הַֽהֹלֵ֖ךְ קִדְמַ֣ת אַשּׁ֑וּר וְהַנָּהָ֥ר הָֽרְבִיעִ֖י ה֥וּא פְרָֽת׃Read the interlinear

• nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• thirdשְׁלִישִׁיshelîyshîy · thirdH7992
• riverנָהָרnâhâr · riverH5104
• Hiddekelחִדֶּ֫קֶלchiddeqel · TigrisH2313
• towardהָלַךְhâlak · to go: walkH1980
• eastקִדְמָהqidmâh · eastH6926
• Assyriaאַשּׁוּר'ashshûr 'ashshûr · AssyriaH804
• fourthרְבִיעִיrebîy‛îy rebi‛îy · fourthH7243
• Euphratesפְּרָתperâth · EuphratesH6578

Cross-references for Genesis 2:14

• Daniel 10:4And in the four and twentieth day of the first month, as I was by the side of the great river, which is Hiddekel;
• Genesis 10:11Out of that land went forth Asshur, and built Nineveh, and the city Rehoboth, and Calah,
• Genesis 25:18And they dwelt from Havilah to Shur, that is before Egypt, as thou goest toward Assyria: and he died in the presence of all his brethren.
• Genesis 15:18In that same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, To thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the river Euphrates:
• Deuteronomy 1:7Turn, and take your journey, and go to the mount of the Amorites, and to all the places near to it, in the plain, on the hills, and in the vale, and in the south, and by the sea side, to the land of the Canaanites, and to Lebanon, to the great river, the river Euphrates.
• Deuteronomy 11:24Every place on which the soles of your feet shall tread shall be yours: from the wilderness and Lebanon, from the river, the river Euphrates, even to the uttermost sea shall your border be.
• Revelation 9:14Saying to the sixth angel who had the trumpet, Loose the four angels who are bound in the great river Euphrates.

Commentaries on Genesis 2:14

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8-14Verses 8-14 - XI. The Garden 8. גן gan “garden, park,” ́ paradeisos “an enclosed piece of ground.” עדן ‛ēden “Eden, delight.” קדם qedem “fore-place, east; foretime.” 11. פישׁון pı̂yshôn Pishon; related: “flow over, spread, leap.” חוילה chăvı̂ylâh Chavilah. חול chôl “sand.” חבל chebel “region.” 12. בדלם bedolam ̓́ anthrax “carbuncle,” (Septuagint) ́ bdellion a gum of eastern countries, Arabia, India, Media (Josephus, etc.). The pearl (Kimchi). שׁהם…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-14Verses 8-14 The place fixed upon for Adam to dwell in, was not a palace, but a garden. The better we take up with plain things, and the less we seek things to gratify pride and luxury, the nearer we approach to innocency. Nature is content with a little, and that which is most natural; grace with less; but lust craves every thing, and is content with nothing. No delights can be satisfying to the soul, but those which God himself has provided and appointed…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14Tigris … Euphrates: These well-known rivers flow from the mountains of eastern Turkey.Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 2:14

• Assyria
• Eden
• Euphrates
• God
• Hiddekel

In the dictionaries

• Assyria
• Assyria, Assyrian, Assyrian Empire
• Adam
• Alone
• Asshur
• Bdellium
• Bless
• Breathe
• Cleave
• Close

Commentaries on Genesis 2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings